Grade 8 · Social Studies · People, Population and Relationships (Early Civilisation)
Early civilisations grew near rivers: Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates; Sumerians, cuneiform writing, Code of Hammurabi), Egypt (Nile; pharaohs, pyramids, hieroglyphics), the Indus Valley (Harappa, Mohenjo-daro; planned cities) and China (Yellow River; silk, paper, the Great Wall).